All streets where people live, work, shop, and play, should be safe, comfortable, and attractive for everyone.

They should be accessible to people of all ages and abilities, whether we drive, walk, bike, take the bus, or use a wheelchair. Yet for decades, Caltrans has been planning and building for cars only.

Caltrans must change how it plans and designs its streets, which is why I support the “Complete Streets for Active Living Bill” (SB 127, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener) which requires Caltrans to implement safety improvements every time they repave or rebuild a street.

I support Complete Streets!

SB 127 will help to fix the state-owned roads that are some of the most dangerous places to walk and bike, streets that Caltrans calls highways but we call home, places lined with small businesses, schools, senior centers, places of worship, parks, and people dear to us.

SB 127 will give local governments and residents more control over the design of the streets that run through their neighborhoods.

SB 127 will help create places that are safe for walking, biking, and other physical activity and are associated with healthier people.

SB 127 will benefit the local economy because increased bicycling and walking means more jobs for local residents.

SB 127 will save the state money by making safety improvements as part of road repair projects.